What is Barometer?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...